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From here to where?
I have spent the last few weeks “leveling out” on a little bit “higher ground.” I have worked on all of my steps; gratitude, nature and simplicity. Eliminating tolerations, keeping a gratitude journal, taking hikes in nature, the 100 mile diet (which has been the most fascinating), and many other baby steps that have taken me “higher.” I then “sat” at this spot for about two weeks-just to observe my higher ground.
I have now become restless to climb higher!! I am thrilled by this discovery! Thrilled and a little un-nerved by it. What will the higher ground look like? What will it take for me to get there?
Will you go with me? Are you ready to “climb higher?” Let’s go!
The last day of June
It is the last day of June; I have been climbing to Higher Ground for 30 days now. Have I made it a little higher? I wonder…
My stepping stones are nature, simplicity and gratitude; cemented together by God’s Love and Peace.
The beginning of June, I began with Simplicity by eliminating tolerations. My first go-through went very well; got rid of alot of “stuff.” Somehow, though, tolerations have a life of their own, and continue to pop up again. That’s OK. Simplicity is not as simple as I thought it would be; I have discovered that it is a process, rather than a goal.
Next, was Nature; eating locally, sustainable foods, choosing foods that are grown within 100 miles of where we live. I am still discovering WHAT foods are grown within 100 miles, but this really has been an adventure! …and I LOVE adventures!
The final “stone” I have worked on is Gratitude. I truly am grateful for the sunrise and sunset; and “life” in between…Tomorrow, July 1st I begin my Gratitude Journal.
What else will July bring, as I climb a little higher?
How was YOUR month of June? How did YOU climb ”a little higher?” What will July bring for YOU?
Gratitude-on higher ground
What will take me a step higher on “gratitude?” I used to keep a “gratitude journal,” but somehow got away from it.
It is time to go back…just as a tiny step higher…
I recall the quote, “If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is Thank You, it will be enough.” ~Miester Eckhart
Today I will find my Gratitude Journal, or perhaps buy a brand new one, and – before I go to bed, write three things I am grateful for. This is JUST the beginning…and I am grateful to begin…
How about YOU? Do YOU have a Gratitude Journal? How will YOU begin?
Being Open To Possibilities
O.K., So what-the-heck does “being open to possibilities” mean?
I probably heard that on Oprah, or read it in one of my self-improvement books! (It’s too bad that just reading those books doesn’t automatically “improve me.” Or-better yet, as I look at my bookcase, just BUYING them…;)
My Perfect Day? I have thought, journaled, a lot about that.
In order to get all of my “perfect elements” into it, my day would have to be A WEEK LONG! How else could I do an Ironman triathlon; go to Farmers Market; run up and down hills with my grandchildren; go for an all day hike, with friends, in the wilderness-as long as the wilderness has indoor plumbing; lay on my hammock; go to the Spa; spend the day in solitude and prayer; see what I am saying???
Does my “perfect day” need to be realistic?
And, by the way, does everyone in my day need to be “perfect” also?
What have YOU discovered about possibilities and perfect days?
Let’s stay together as we explore these questions…
Gratitude for our Earth
What do you think of when you think of “the earth?” Mother Earth? The Good Earth? Earth Day?
I think of the gifts of our planet that she so wonderously and generously provides us; with or without our gratitude.
Today is not Earth Day. Earth Day is in April. April 22, I believe. There are many events that occur on Earth Day; and our earth certainly deserves a day of her own to be celebrated. But, why not celebrate our earth every day? It does not need to be a “great celebration.” A few minutes of gratitude for Mother Earth each morning as we wake, each evening as we drift off to sleep…
Do you have more than a few minutes? Maybe ten? I read a great article by Karen Talavera named Ten Minutes for Planet Earth. I invite you to read it, and consider how YOU will honor and thank our Mother Earth for ALL that she does for us. Without her, where would we be?
